Purushottama-samhita [sanskrit]

15,643 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Purushottama-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Topics include the construction of temples, architecture, iconography, festivals (celebrations of deities and their exploits). Alternative titles: Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Purushottamasamhita, Purusottamasamhita, Purusottama, Puruṣottama-saṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तम-संहिता), Śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitā (श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Shripurushottamasamhita, Shripurushottama Sripurusottamasamhita, Sripurusottama.

Verse 23.27

नागेंद्राभरणं देवं गरुडं लेख्य यत्नतः ।
पंचवर्णैश्चित्रयित्वा शिल्पिनान्येन वा गुरुः ॥ 27 ॥

nāgeṃdrābharaṇaṃ devaṃ garuḍaṃ lekhya yatnataḥ |
paṃcavarṇaiścitrayitvā śilpinānyena vā guruḥ || 27 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.27 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (23.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagendra, Abharana, Deva, Garuda, Lekhya, Yatnatah, Yatnata, Pancavarna, Cit, Rayi, Tva, Yushmad, Shilpin, Anya, Var, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.27). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nāgeṃdrābharaṇaṃ devaṃ garuḍaṃ lekhya yatnataḥ
  • nāgendrā -
  • nāgendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābharaṇam -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • garuḍam -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • lekhya -
  • lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
  • yatnataḥ -
  • yatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paṃcavarṇaiścitrayitvā śilpinānyena guruḥ
  • pañcavarṇaiś -
  • pañcavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rayi -
  • rayi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rayi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rayi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śilpinā -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anyena -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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